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Himalayan springs drying up: Niti Ayog

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Nearly 30 percent of springs in the Himalayas are drying up: Niti Ayog

Many springs in the Himalayas have reduced discharge. (Source: India Water Portal)

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January 24, 2022

Restoration efforts focusing on desilting and re-contouring of Pashan lake have added to the deterioration of the lake habitat, threatening survival of organisms such as water fleas, warn freshwater biologists Mihir Kulkarni and Sameer Padhye.

Pashan lake, threatened by urbanisation, doomed by restoration (Image Source: India Water Portal)

January 23, 2022

Floodplain wetlands of the Diara region facing degradation

Ganga plays key role in regulating wetland dynamics of the region

Landscape-specific approaches instead of individual wetland-specific strategies if adopted, might help better interpret the wetland scenario (Image: Mapio)

January 23, 2022

National and international frameworks vital for implementing nature-based solutions

There is a lack of cohesive regional strategy for implementing nature-based solutions in Asia

Mangrove ecosystem (Image: Sigit Deni Sasmito/CIFOR)

January 19, 2022

Mekedatu project: Many activists opposing it under Medha Patkar

Policy matters this fortnight

Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)